Hi I am concerned about sleeping my new born baby . I am all set for sleeping it in a cot in its own bedroom next to my room, which is very close from birth. I have a baby monitor to listen in on baby. But relatives have said that this is unexceptable and baby should sleep in a moses basket in my bedroom for aleast the first six weeks. I have a moses basket for day time sleep but I am concerned what is the right thing to do could somebody let me know thanks :?

Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:47 pm

lancs

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HI

In the first weeks it is easier to have baby in your room as you can check on baby at anytime and also when feeding through the night you aren't having to change rooms.

My ds stayed with us for 6 weeks, then went into his cot in his room. They do recommend they are in your room for first 6 months, but my ds was so noisy in his sleep I had to move him.

Hope this helps

Julie x

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Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:44 pm

Dakota_Blue

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I had a cot for Shannon and she never went in it. I still had the cot when I was expecting Sophie and she never used it either. Both my daughters are in my bed!!.

Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:48 pm

shandavies

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Proffesionals recomend that babies sleep in same room as you for the first 6 months of life.
But i suppose it is up to you and what you feel comfortable doing.
It is a pain getting out of bed to go into another room to get baby to feed it as you can be dong so four hourly though the night for the first couple of weeks.

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Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:22 pm

scarlet*vixen

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My last baby slept inher own room from birth, had no problems, and the room was right next to mine and the doors were allways open

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Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:27 pm

SueT66

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it's entirely your choice whats suits your life style, only you know. My OH has talked about sleeping in with our 4yr old room, just cos she needs to sleep and get up for school and don't want to disturb the baby when she does or distrub her when the baby wakes up so it will be baby in the main bedroom with me but without OH. Then it all depends when baby settles into a routine as to when he goes into a room of he's own and all depends how often he wakes as to when OH comes back in as he will have to get up for school run and work, and he's a grump grot with out a lot of sleep

sue

Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:30 pm

Ealasaid

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I had both of my boys in with me from birth. The oldest arrived so early we didn't have the pram in the house as it was at my mum's so he slept in bed with me and darling hubby who is also a grump without sleep stayed in the spareroom. Number two slept in the pram for 5 months and then in the cot until he was 13 months. He is now in with me and hubby is still in the spare room although not always!! I entend to have humpty in the room with me frist in the pram and then in the cot for as long as I'm feeding.
Elizabeth